journalist

journalist Salt Lake City, UT

Deseret News
Full Time Salt Lake City, UT 52654 - 36372 USD ANNUAL Today
Job description

Our company is committed to being trusted voices of light and truth reaching hundreds of millions of people worldwide.

The Deseret News seeks an experienced digital sports journalist to cover the University of Utah athletic program and the Pac-12 conference. This sports reporter will source and create daily stories that bring quality content to digital audiences in the West and Utah, driving traffic and interaction with Deseret.com and the Deseret News app.

This job will challenge you to ...

  • Compete and break through in an active sports media market.

  • Build trust with a passionate fanbase and meet its appetite for news and analysis.

  • Interact with Utah players and coaches, and Pac-12 sources, to break news and write in-depth stories.

  • Be consistently engaged on social media, interacting with Utah and Pac-12 influencers and fans.

  • Seek new ways to engage digital readers through headlines, narratives and data.

  • Drive traffic and engagement to Deseret.com, its app and associated social channels.

You're a good fit if you are ...

  • Resourceful in giving context to and providing analysis for breaking news.

  • Able to build stories throughout a news cycle, developing them from breaking news briefs to in-depth perspective pieces.

  • Familiar with SEO best practices and how to find trending news.

You're an even better fit if you ...

  • Hold a degree in journalism or media studies.

  • Have 2+ years of experience working in a college athletics environment.

  • Have 2+ years of years of experience working in a newsroom.

  • Can write killer longform features while covering the beat like a blanket.

Our team

You will join an energetic group of colleagues who aspire to the best processes for development that fit our team. Our team members don't take themselves too seriously, but we are serious about working together as digital innovators.

Our culture
Culture is a very important part of the Deseret News Publishing Company. We look for people who exhibit and exemplify our Cultural Beliefs:

  • Think Audience — I understand and engage our audiences.

  • Build Trust — I share my best, respect my colleagues and expect others to do the same.

  • Be One — I collaborate to build a unified, world-class team.

  • Align Daily — I align my efforts daily with our Key Results.

  • Own It — I continually ask, “What else can I do to achieve our results?” and refuse to blame others.

  • Go Big — I inform and influence the world in a way no one else does.

Our company
The Deseret News is Utah’s oldest newspaper and the Beehive state’s longest continuously-operating business. Our primary focus is digital and our reach is national and global with over half of our online readers living outside of Utah.

journalist
Deseret News

www.deseretnews.com
Salt Lake City, UT
Jeff Simpson
$5 to $25 million (USD)
51 to 200 Employees
Company - Private
Broadcast Media
1985
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